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Originally Posted by Tex2002ans
All the more reason to leave ebooks up to the user's preferences.  |
True--but if there is any reason to think that the so-called Dyslexia font does work--then why
not offer it? de Leeuw's study indicated that they MAY help with reading-related errors. Anecdotal information relayed by some of the studies indicated that some dyslexics like it--and given that we who don't have dyslexia get to choose
our fonts, why shouldn't they?
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Originally Posted by AliceWonder
Not saying that it never works, just saying that when I asked about dyslexia in a11y groups the responses I got from academics is that there are no peer reviewed studies to back up the claims that these "special" fonts are better than just using sans-serif fonts for the body content, nor is their peer reviewed research demonstrating the odd letter shapes often used in these specialty fonts make a difference.
They can charge more by claiming it makes a difference, but the consensus seemed to be the funny shapes were more about making people believe there was science behind the font, even though there isn't. Marketing gimmick allowing them to charge a lot.
They likely are better than serif fonts, but the question is whether or not they are better than any other sans serif fonts, and that is where peer reviewed academic research is needed to substantiate the claims but doesn't seem to exist.
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Whom is it you are saying is charging more? Who's this "they" that are charging a "lot" for the Dyslexia font? There's certainly no charge whatsoever for it on Amazon devices; is it charged for elsewhere? Open Dyslexic is a
freely distributed font--which is the font on Amazon devices. As far as I know, Dyslexie--another font--is also free.
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Originally Posted by lumpynose
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They put ducats into working on the final Caecilia font (not PMN) that ended up on the Kindles; the Bookerly they basically financed from the jump, AFAIK.
FWIW, I love Bookerly myself.
Hitch